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Quiz about The Game Of Snooker  1
Quiz about The Game Of Snooker  1

The Game Of Snooker [1] Trivia Quiz


To my surprise, hardly no quiz about snooker is yet online. So, this will be the first about this topic. I'll start off with a fairly easy quiz, if there is a response on it, I'll make other ones in the future. Have fun

A multiple-choice quiz by wimm. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
wimm
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
47,705
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
5104
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 185 (8/10), Haggis13 (6/10), Guest 146 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the maximum score a player can obtain in one break, without his opponent making a mistake to begin with? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of the game? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This player dominated the 1980s in snooker and won everything there is to win in snooker over and over again. Who is he?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)
Question 4 of 10
4. This player dominated the 1990s in snooker and won everything there is to win in snooker over and over again, and is regarded by many as the best snooker player ever. Who is he?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)
Question 5 of 10
5. Where did snooker first appear: where did it all start in 1875? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which player has the nickname 'The Rocket'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which player from London has never won the world title, even though he has made it 6 times to the final (as of December 2000)?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)
Question 8 of 10
8. Who do we know as 'the Wizard of Wishaw'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. One of the most epic finals of the Embassy World Championship took place in 1985. Steve Davis, favorite for the title, lost 17-18 in the final. The last frame seemed to last forever when both players missed some shots at the final black ball. Who won the title?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)
Question 10 of 10
10. Who made the fastest maximum break on television in the 1990s? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the maximum score a player can obtain in one break, without his opponent making a mistake to begin with?

Answer: 147

2. How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of the game?

Answer: 22

They are: 15 red balls, 6 colours (yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black) AND the white ball of course.
3. This player dominated the 1980s in snooker and won everything there is to win in snooker over and over again. Who is he?

Answer: Steve Davis

He was world champion 6 times, a total of 28 ranking tournament victories. He was ranked in the top 16 of the world for 20 consecutive years. Let's bow for the first real master of snooker as we know it.
4. This player dominated the 1990s in snooker and won everything there is to win in snooker over and over again, and is regarded by many as the best snooker player ever. Who is he?

Answer: Stephen Hendry

He collected seven world titles and 32 ranking tournament victories. Up to today, he is regarded as the best snooker player ever.
5. Where did snooker first appear: where did it all start in 1875?

Answer: India

It started in Jubbulpore, India. Officers of the Devonshire regiment started experimenting on a billiard table. Officer Neville Chamberlain invented the game we now know as snooker.
6. Which player has the nickname 'The Rocket'?

Answer: Ronnie O'Sullivan

He plays at the speed of a rocket.
7. Which player from London has never won the world title, even though he has made it 6 times to the final (as of December 2000)?

Answer: Jimmy White

He came so close in 1994 when he missed the deciding black ball against Stephen Hendry.
8. Who do we know as 'the Wizard of Wishaw'?

Answer: John Higgins

9. One of the most epic finals of the Embassy World Championship took place in 1985. Steve Davis, favorite for the title, lost 17-18 in the final. The last frame seemed to last forever when both players missed some shots at the final black ball. Who won the title?

Answer: Dennis Taylor

10. Who made the fastest maximum break on television in the 1990s?

Answer: Ronnie O'Sullivan

It was in the Embassy World Championship in 1997. It took him 5 minutes and 20 seconds. Simply unbelievable.
Source: Author wimm

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